Blair Currie (born 19 February 1994) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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Early and personal life

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Career

Currie began his playing career as a youth for

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at the age of seven. He worked his way up to the under-19 squad, where he was back up to fellow keeper Alan Smith. On the opening day of the 2012 January transfer window, Currie joined Scottish First Division side Hamilton Academical on an emergency loan until the end of the season. Currie was an unused substitute on 14 occasions, before he made his debut as a substitute against

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on 10 April 2012, following the sending off of David Hutton. At the time he was the youngest goalkeeper playing first team football in the UK. In all he made four appearances before returning to

. He was released by Hamilton at the end of the 2014–15 season. On 15 July 2015, Currie signed for Annan Athletic, agreeing a one-year contract. After two seasons with Annan, Currie left the club to join former Annan manager

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at league rivals Clyde in June 2017. At the end of Season 18–19, Currie opted to join Stirling Albion.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Currie, Blair Living people 1993 births Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Rangers F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Annan Athletic F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players